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No.373,668. i B J- Jl H. LAWTON. INVALID ATTACHMENT EUR BEDS. v

Patented N9 y.,22, 1887.

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JOSEPH H. LAVTON, OF MIDDLE FALLS, NEV YORK.

INVALID ATTACHMENT: FOR BEDS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 373.658, datedlovernber 22, 1887.

Serial No. 240,471.

(No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOSEPH H. LAWTON, of Middle Falls, in the county ofWashington and State of New York, have invented certain new r and usefulImprovements in Invalid Attachment-s for Beds; and I do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description oftheinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itpertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanyinp,`drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in invalid attachments for beds;and it consists shaft around which the belts, wires, or chains arewrapped, one or more levers which are pivoted upon the crane, a framewhich is attached to the outer ends of the levers, and a stretcher ofany kind, which is connect-ed to the frame, and upon which the invalidlies while being moved, as will be more fully described hereinafter.

The object of my invention is to provide an elevating apparatus, whichis to be used in connection with beds, so that invalids can be raisedabove the bed and then swung around from it in any desired directionwithout having to lift them by hand.

Figure l is a side elevation of an apparatus embodying my invention.Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same.

A represents a suitable standard, which has its lower end secured' tothe iloorin any suitable manner, and which is supported at its upperends by one or more rods or braces, B, which extend outward and arefastened to the wall. Secured to this standard are suitable bearings, C,in between which the crane D is held. Journaled in this cranezis theoperating-shaft E, having secured to one end the wheel, crank, or handleF, by means of which it is operated. Used in connection with this shaftwill be a pawl and ratchet, c, for the purpose of holding r5 the shaftin any desired position. This shaft .forms a drum, around which thebelts O are wound at their inner ends. The outer ends of the belts7wires, or chains are secured to the inner ends of the levers H, whichare pivoted 5o upon the outer end of the crane. These levers H will heof any desired length and are preferin t-he combination of a crane, anoperatingably curved or bent'at theirends, as shown, so

as to give a greater' amount of vertical movement to the frame I, whichis attached to them by means of the bands, Wires, or chains J, thancould be done if the levers were perfectly straight.

Heretofore pulleys have been used at the outer ends of the cranes forthe lifting ropes or cords to pass over. IVhen only ropes or 63 cordsare used but comparatively little vertical movement can be given to theframe l; but where the levers H are used the frame can be movedlaterally, as shown by dotted lines, and given a much greater amount ofmotion than 55 can be done where the usual pulley is used. rPhe levers Halso give additional leverage, and thus enable women to move heavypersons with greater ease than they can do where no levers are used.

The frame I can be constructed as here shown or in any other way thatmay be preferred, and to this frame is attached, by any suitablel`astenings the canvas stretcher L, upon which the patient rests. Thisstretcher is preferably provided with a pillow at one end, as shown.'This stretcher will preferably be placed over the top of the bed, andover it a'sheet will be placed. The patient in resting upon this canvascan at any time have it attached to the 8o frame I, and then the patientcan be raised upward above the bed and swung around to some otherport-ion of the room, for the purpose of being placed upon a chair, orbe held while the l bed is being made up.

By means ofA an apparatus constructed as here shown and described apatient can be raised and lowered from the bed at any time by theexpenditure of but very little power, owing to the compound leverage ofthe levers 9o and drum, and thus all heavy lifting,` is entirelyavoided. It also enables a patient to be transferred from the bed to achair with but very little effort upon the part of the patient or thenurse.

Having thus described my invention, I claiml. The combination of thestandard, the crane connected thereto, the operating-shaft provided witha wheel, crank, or lever, the los belts or chains, which are wrappedupon the shaft,the pivotedlevers connected to the crane,

the belts which connect the frame to the outer ends of the levers, theframe, and the stretcher which is connected to the frame, substantiallyas shown and described.

levers connected thereto, an invalid-bed attachment flexibly secured tothe leveisawind lass or drum on the crane for operating the levers, anda flexible connection between the inner endsof the levers and thewindlass, subxo stantially as set forth.'

In testimony whereof I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

2. The combination of the crane, pivoted JOSEPH H LAXVTON Vitnesses: M.A. BALLINGER, F. A. LEHMANN.-

